Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The state Senate tackles the issue of prescription drug prices this afternoon in what’s likely to be a contentious debate; Howard Dean announces the new direction of his effort to influence the American political process; Brattleboro deliberates how to replace the Creamery Covered Bridge, built in 1879; residents of a Milton housing development will vote tomorrow on whether to connect their neighborhood to the town’s water system.
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